Intern pharmacists as change agents to improve the practice of nonprescription medication supply: Provision of salbutamol to patients with asthma

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 1319-1326

  Schneider, Carl R ^a   Everett, Alan W ^a   Geelhoed, Elizabeth ^a   Padgett, Cale ^a   Ripley, Scott ^a   Murray, Kevin ^a   Kendall, Peter A ^b   Clifford, Rhonda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Albuterol; Assessment; Asthma; Counseling; Graduate; Intern; Mystery shopper; Pharmacy; Practice improvement; Pseudo patient; Salbutamol; Simulated patient

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; SALBUTAMOL; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INHALER; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SIMULATION; TECHNIQUE; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STANDARDS; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ALBUTEROL; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP, NONMEDICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954571930     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1P142     Document Type: Article

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